Locker



Aug. 14, 1934.

J. E. BALES 1,970,267

LOCKER Filed May 8; 1930 '3 Sheets-Sh'eet 1 J. E. BALES LOCKER sSheets-sheaf 3 Filed ma 8, 1930 ||iiliuilinim! Patented Aug. 14, 1934UNITED STATES LOCKER James E. Bales, Aurora, 111., assignor 'to LyonMetal Products, Incorporated, Aurora, 111., a

corporation of Illinois Application May a, 1930, Serial No. 450,642

26 Claims.

This invention relates to lockers and particularly to lockers which aremade of sheet metal More specifically, the invention relates to lockerdoor construction and to locker door reinforcing 5 means and lockingmechanisms.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a sheet metal lockerwhich is provided with new and novel means for reinforcing the lockerdoor, which is provided with improved means for housing a locking bar orrod, and which is provided with novel means for locking the door.

Another object is to provide a' locker door reinforcement and a hingereinforcement for the door.

A further object is to provide a new and improved locking mechanism forsheet metal lockers.

A further object is to provide a door locking mechanism of novelconstruction which is manually operated for unlocking and whichautomatigo cally comesto locking position upon closing the door.

Another object is to provide a reinforced locker which is strong anddurable in construction, which is efflcient in operation, and which canbe readily g5 and economically manufactured.

A still further object is to provide a new and improved method ofslidingly arranging a looking bar or rod in position.

Numerous other objects and advantages will be go apparent throughout theprogress of the following specification.

The invention comprises in general a sheet metal locker of conventionaldesign which has doors made from sheet metal. The doors are preferablymade out of a sheet metal blank and are provided with extensions on eachside which are folded back and overlapped to provide longitudinal sidereinforcements and toprovide a housing into which a vertical locking baror rod is'arranged.

Hinge reinforcing members or braces are fastened to a longitudinalreinforcement at the hinge side thereof to strengthen the door where it.is

hinged to the locker or cabinet body. The side reinforcing at the freeside of the door is formed to provide a longitudinal recess into which alocking rod or baris slidingly mounted. This rod or bar is rectangularand hollow in shape and has a longitudinal recess or slot extending itsfulllength. Notches are cut therefrom which engage rod clips fastened tothe inside'of the door. The

rod or bar interfittingly or interlockingly engages these clips to holdthe rod in position and to permit vertical slidable movement thereof. Aplate is fixed to the rod and is movable therewith. It is adapted toengage a lock fixed to the inside of ,the' door and operated by keysfrom outside the door. When the lock is in locked position, the boltengages the plate to prevent movement of the rod. When the lock is inunlocked position, the bolt is withdrawn and the rod is free to he slidvertically. An outside handle is fixed to the door and has a verticalslidable member cooperating therewith which engages the rod. Thisslidable member is provided for operating the vertical bar from theoutside. The slidable member also has a hole provided in its lower endto receive a padlock so that the rod cannot be slid even though theregular door lock is in unlocked position. A door stop and keeperelement is fixed to the jamb and engages a longitudinal slot in the rodfor locking the rod to the locker body. A leaf spring member is fastenedto 'a part of the door and extends inside of the rod.- Parts arestruck-out from the rod which are engageable with the spring to hold therod in up or unlocked position when the door is opened. This spring isengaged by the stop or keeper when the door is closed to move the springaway from the struck-out portions, thereby permitting the bar to slidedownwardly by gravity and engage the stop or keeper.

The accompanying drawings illustrate a selected embodiment of theinvention and the views therein are as follows:

Fig. 1 is a detail perspective view of the improved locker embodying theinvention.

Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the locker door in open position andhinged on the left side of the locker.

Fig. 3 is a detail transverse sectional view on the line 33 of Fig. 1,except the door is hinged on the leftside instead of the right side asshown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a longitudinal vertical sectional view on the line 4-4 of Fig.6 showing the door in closed position with the rod in locked position.

Fig. 5 is a similar view showing the rod in raised or unlocked position.

Fig. 6 is a detail elevation of the door looking at the inside thereof.

Fig. '7 is a detail perspective view of a, part of the door with thelocking rod out of engagement therewith.

Fig. 8 is a detail perspective view of the hinge brace.

Fig. 9 is a detail plan view of the blank from which the hinge brace ismade.

Fig. 10 is a detail vertical sectional view on the line 1010 of Fig. 6.

Fig. 11 is a detail sectional view on the line 11-11 of Fig. 6.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates a locker generally having sidejambs 2 and 3. A sheet metal door 4 is swingingly mounted to the jamb 2by means of hinges 5. The-side edge 6 of the door is bent inwardly at 7and then folded back upon itself to provide two thicknesses of metal 8'and 9. Theside 9 extendsalong the inside face of the door as designatedat 10 and then bent outwardly between the portion 10 and its free end 11to provide a tubular portion 12, Fig. 3. The tubular portion 121comprises the sides 13 and 14 and integrally joins the part 11 asdesignated at 15. The portion 10 and the end 11 may be fastened to theface of the door in any convenient manner such as by welding. The side14 of the tubular member 12 has a lip 16 struck inwardly therefrom toprovide a slot 17.

A hinge brace 18 is formed from a sheet metal blank as shown in Fig. 9.This blank is folded along the dotted lines shown in Fig. 9 and when sofolded, forms the brace as shown in Fig. 8. The brace 18,- Fig. 8,comprises an integral finger 19 which has a turned end 20. The baseportion 21 of the brace 18 is integral with the finger 19 and thereinforcing sides 22. The base 21, Fig. 3, abuts the inside of the metalwhere it is folded at the side of the door and is shaped to conform withthe tubular portion 12 which reinforces the door. The turned end 20 ofthe finger 19, Fig. 3, is received in the slot 17 and engages the metalat the edge of the slot. Fastening means 23 which, in this instancecomprise a bolt and nut, passes through holes 24 provided in the base 21of the brace, the folded edge 6 of the door which comprises the parts 8and 9, and a leaf 25 of the hinge 5. The other leaf 26 of the hinge 5 isfastened to the angle iron jamb 2 in any convenient manner such as byrivets 26'.

The extension on the other side of the door which is that part adjacentthe jamb 3, is bent inwardly and then returned to provide the reinforcedside edge 27. The metal is then bent downwardly to provide a side 28which is fastened to the inside face of the door and then bent inwardlyto provide the vertical face 29. The space between the reinforced edge27, the front face 28, and the vertical edge 29 provides a longitudinalrecess 30 for a purpose which will hereinafter appear. The free end ofthe metal is then bent laterally at 31 and then downwardly to provide aleg 32 which is fastened to the inside face of the door in anyconvenient manner such as by welding.

' Door rod clips 33 are fastened to the inside face of. the door,extending inwardly from the front face 28, Fig. 6. The clips 33 areformed from sheet metal and comprise upper and lower portions 34 and 35and. an intermediate portion 36. The upper and lower portions 34 and 35are fastened to the inside face 28 in any convenient manner such as bywelding. The portion 36 is bowed outwardly from the portions 34 and 35and is connected by the thin strip portions 3'7 and 38 respectively.

A locking rod or bar 39is made tubular in form from a single piece ofsheet metal. The rear side 40 of the rod has its free ends 41 and 42spaced apart, Fig. '7, to provide a longitudinal recess or slot 43. Atspaced intervals the ends 41 and 42 are cut away at 44 and 45respectively to provide notches 46. The rod is positioned in the recess30 with its surface 40 against the side 28. The intermediate portions 36of the clips 33 are re ceived in the notches 46 in the rod, therebypermitting vertical movement of the rod as the connecting strips 37 and38 fit into the longitudinal recess 43. The front face 47 of the lockingrod or bar 39 is provided with a longitudinal slot 48, Fig. 2, intowhich a part of a keeper element .49 extends.

The element 49 comprises a leg 50 which is fastened to the angle ironjamb 3 of the locker by means of rivets, Fig. 3. A rearwardly extendingleg 51 is integrally connected with the leg 50. The leg 51 is bent atright angles providing an inwardly extending arm or leg 52. This arm orleg 52 is bent forwardly to provide a keeper portion 53. This keeperportion is cut away from the arm 52 as designated at 54, Fig. 10, andhas a spaced lug or lip 55 providing a recess or keeper 56 into whichthe metal of the rod 39 adjacent the slot 48 is received for locking thelocker door. A felt bumper 57 is fastened to the outer face of the leg52 against which the edge 27 of the door abuts when it is closed andacts as a stop for the door, Fig. 3.

A handle 58 is preferably made from a single piece of sheet metal and iscurled or beaded-over as clearly shown in Figs. 3 and 11, to provide aslotted or grooved portion 59. The upper edge 1 of the handle has aright angled lip 60 provided thereon which engages a slot provided inthe face of the door to hold the upper end of the handle in position.The lower end of the handle has a downturned flange or lip 61 provided 1thereon which fits flush with the face of the door and is held in placeby means of the fastening bolt and nut, Fig. 11. 'A slidable member 62is arranged inside the upper and lower limits of the handle 58 and hasforwardly extending ends 63 1 and 64 which operate in the groove portion59 of the handle. The slidable member has aprojection 65 providedthereon upon which outwardly extending fingers 66 are integrally formed.The projection and fingers extend through a 1 slot provided in the faceof the door, and the fingers 66 extend through a slot 6'7 provided in anattaching plate 68. After the fingers are inserted in the slot 67, theyare spread apart to connect the slidable member securely to the plate68.1 The slidable member also has a projection 69 provided at its lowerend, Fig. 11, which extends through a slot '70 provided in the bottom ofthe handle 58. The construction just described permits the slidablemember 62 to be raised 1 upwardly to raise the sliding rod or bar 39.The extension 69 provided on the slidable member 62 has a hole '71provided therein to receive a padlock '72, Fig. 1. When the padlock isfastened in position, the vertical member cannot be moved 1 as a part ofthe lock will engage the bottom of the handle 58 and prevent movementthereof.

The plate 68 is attached to the rod 39 as indicated at 73 and extendsinwardly from the rod. The inner end '74 of the plate is provided 1 witha turned flange 75 which is adapted to be engaged by the draw bolt 76 ofa key operated lock 77. The upper edge of the flange 75 is cut away asindicated at '78, Fig. 6, to permit the bolt '26-to pass over the faceof the plate 68 and 1. become engaged with the part 75 when the lock 77-is in locked position so that the rod 39 cannot be operated.

A leaf spring '79, Fig. 10, is fastened to a fixed part of the door,such as to a clip 33, and nor- 1 mally extends in the position shown indotted lines in Fig. 10. A lug 80 extends inwardly from the rod 39. Thislug may be either struck-out from a face of the rod or it may be anintegral part of a clip 81. If the clip 81 is employed,

another'lug 82 is provided on the clip, the lugs 80 and 82 being bentinwardly to prevent it from' falling out of the rod 39. The spring whenin the position shown in dotted lines, Fig. 10, engages the bottom ofthe lug 80 and holds the tubular rod 39 upwardly. When the door isOperation When the door is pushed to closed. position, the part 53 ofthe keeper element 49 will extend through the slot 48 in the tubular rod39 and push the leaf spring '79 to the left, Figs. 4, 5, and 10, pushingthe end of the spring '19 away from the lug 80. The tubular rod 39 willthen drop downwardly by gravity until the metal at the top of the .slot48 engages the keeper 56. The door will then be in locked position asshown in Fig. 4. When in locked position, the slidable member 62 will bedown as shown in Fig. 4 with the projection 69 extending below thebottom of the handle 58. If the padlock 72 is engaged with the hole '71in the slidable member 62, the rod 39 cannot be raised upwardly todisengage the rod from the keeper. Or, if the lock 77 is in lockedposition with the bolt'extending outwardly as shown in Fig. 6, the rodcannot be moved upwardly as the flange 75 will engage the draw bolt 76.h

To unlock the door either the padlock 72 must be removed, or the lock 77unlocked to withdraw the draw bolt 76. In this latter position, theslidable member may be moved upwardly to disen-. gage the tubular rod 39from its keeper 56. When the rod is raised upwardly a predetermineddistance due to raising the slidable member 62, the leaf spring 79 willengage the lug 80 and hold the tubular rod 39 in up or unlocked positionas shown in Fig.- 5. The door may then be swung on its hinges 5. Whenthe door is closed, the finger 53 will push the spring inwardlypermitting the slidable member 62 and the rod 39 to drop downwardly intoengagement. The lock 77 or the padlock 72 may then be used to preventvertical movement of the slidable member and thereby maintain the doorin locked position rel-- ative to the locker.

The slidable member 62 is guided by means of the upper and lower tonguesor projections 63 and 64 entering the groovein the handle 58. Theprojection or tail-piece 69 on the slidable member 62 is not required asa guide for the slidable member to maintain it in position, thetail-piece 69 being provided merely for receiving a padlock.

Upper and lower bumpers 83 and 84 respectively are arranged in thehandle 58 'to provide a surface against which the slidable member 62strikes; These bumpers are made of resilient material, such as rubber,and are preferably made T-shaped. The head 85 of the T being inserted inthe hollow handle with the leg'86 of the T projecting through the handleand providing a strike to-provide the bumpers which are inserted in thehollow handle with the leg 36 extending outwardly from the handle. Thisconstruction is more economical than fixing a rubber bumper to the topand bottom of the slidable member. The rubber bumpers are impingedwithin the hollow handle and are always located in proper positionrelative tothe slidable member 62.

The invention provides a locker which has its door reinforced at eachside thereof and whichprovides a recess or pocket into which the tubularslidable member operates. The tubular locking rod is formed from asingle piece ofsheet-metal and has vertical slidable movement due to theinterlocking of the rod with the clips. The rod may be operated from theoutside due to the slidable member having restricted movement within thehandle. Operation of the slidable member or the tubular rod is preventedby either a door lock. or a padlock. The leaf spring holds the tubularrod 39 in up position when the door is open and automatically permitsthe rod to drop down by gravity when the door is closed. The entirelocker can be readily and economically manufactured as itis composed ofcomparatively few and simple parts most of which have interlock-- ingengagement with other parts thereby preventing thevuse of numerousscrews, bolts, and rivets.

The clips 33, by engaging the notches and longitudinal slot in thehollow locking bar, conceal all the means for attaching the bar to thedoor. The construction of the door, by providing the 10k recess 30 whichis arranged between the jamb 27 and the tubular reinforcement 31,provides means for receiving the locking bar, said means being closed onthree sides. When the bar is arranged inside of the recess 30, the frontface of the locking bar is either flush with the outer face of theflange 27 and the tubular reinforcement 31, or else it may extendinwardly. By providing a member which is closed on three sides for receiving a bar, all the fastening means for holding the bar 31 areconcealed and the locking bar is located in a position where it will notcome into contact with any of the other operating parts or be easilydamaged by coming in contact with outside objects. r

The bracket construction for providing a reinforcement at the hingesconsiderably strengthens the door at this point.

Changes may bemade in the form, construction, and arrangement of thevarious parts without departing from the spirit of the invention orsacrificing any of its advantages, and the right is hereby reserved tomake all such changes as fairly fall within the scope of the followingclaims.

The invention is hereby claimed as follows:

1. A sheet metal locker comprising side jambs, a sheet metal doorbetween said jambs and having integral side extensions, said extensionsbe ing bent to provide a flange of double thickness at each side of thedoor, longitudinal tubular reinforcements on one face of the door andintegral with the extensions, said tubular reinforcements being spacedfrom the flanges at the sides of the door, hinges on one side of thedoor and 140 fastened to a jamb, and a hinge reinforcing member engagingone of said tubular reinforcements and fastened to an adjacent sideflange.

2. A sheet metal locker comprising side jambs, a sheet metal doorbetween said lambs and having integral side extensions. said extensionsbeing bent to provide a flange of double thickness at each side of thedoor, longitudinal tubular reinforcements on one face of the door andint gral withthe extensions, said tubular reinforcements being spacedfrom the flanges at the sides of the door, hinges on one side'of thedoor and a said jamb for swingingly mounting the door, a sheet metalhinge reinforcing member fastened to one of said flanges, and a'turnedlip on said hingereinforcing member and engaging one of .said' tubularreinforcements to strengthen the door when a hinge is applied.

3. A sheet metal locker comprising side jambs, a sheet metal doorbetween said jambs and having integral side extensions, said extensionsbeing bent to provide a flange of double thickness at each side of thedoor, longitudinal tubular reinforcements on one face of the door andintegral with the extensions, said tubular reinforcements being spacedfrom the flanges at the sides of the door, a hinge having a pair of legsfor s'wingingly mounting said door to a jamb, one of said legs beingfastened'to one of said jambs, the other hinge leg engaging an outerface of a flange, a sheet metal hinge reinforcing member engaging aninner face of the last named flange, a turned lip on said reinforcingmember and engaging one of said tubular reinforcements, and fasteningmeans passing through a part of said hinge reinforcing member, said lastnamed door at each side of the door, longitudinaltubular reinforcementson one face of the door and integral with the extensions, said tubularreinforcements being spaced from the flanges at the sides of the door,hinges on one side of the door and a jamb, a sheet metal hingereinforcing member fastened to one of said flanges, a turned lip on saidhinge reinforcing member and engaging one of said tubular reinforcementsto strengthen the door when a hinge is applied, a tubular locking rodarranged in a space between a flange and a tubular member, means forslidingly mounting v 'the rod insaid space, and means on a jamb andengaging the rod for locking the door.

5. A sheet metal locker comprising door jambs, a sheet metal doorbetween said jambs and hinged to one of said jambs, an integralextension on said door, said extension being folded over to provide aninwardly extending door flange, a leg on said flange and arrangedagainst the inside face of the door, an integral extension on said legand providing a space between the flange and the last named integralextension, an inward extension on said last named extension andproviding a longitudinal reinforcement for the door, a tubular sheetmetal locking rod arranged in the space between the flange and theextension on the leg, means on said leg and engaging said rodforslidingly mounting said rod on the door,

and means on the jamb and cooperating with the.

rod for locking the door.

6. A locker comprising door jambs, a door arranged between said jambsand swingingly connected to a jamb, clips fixed to a rear face of saiddoor, said clips having their ends fastened to the inside face of thedoor and bowed between their ends, a relatively wide intermediateportion betwen the ends of said clips for attaching the clips,relatively narrow strips connecting the ends with the intermediateportion, a locking rod having a longitudinal slot and notches, said slotextending throughout the entire length of the rod, said notchesreceiving the intermediate portion whereby the rod is free to slidevertically, the slot in the rod engaging the strips on said clips andthe intermediate portion being within the rod, and means on a jamb andadapted for engagement with the rod for locking the slidable member, andlocking means engageable with the slidable member for ment thereof.

8. In a locker, a door'therefor, a hollow sheet metal locking rodremovably and slidably connected to the inside of the door, a handleconnected to the front of said door, a plate on said rod, a slidablemember on the front of the door and engaging the plate for operating the'rod, an extension on the slidable member and extending through thehandle, and adapted to be engaged with a padlock for preventingoperation of the slidable member.

9. In a locker, a door therefor, a hollow sheet metal locking rodremovably and slidably connected to the inside of the door, a handleconnected to the front of said door, a plate on said rod, a slidablemember on the front of the door and engaging the plate for operating therod, an extension on the slidable member and extending through thehandle, and a key controlled lock fastened to the inside of the door andcontrolled from the outside thereof and engageable with the plate forpreventing operationof the rod..-

10. A locker comprising door jambs, a door mounted between the jambs, ahollow slidable locking rod mounted on the door for preventing orpermit-ting opening and closing of the door, a spring fastened to a partof said door and ex tending into said rod, a lug on said rod andengageable with the spring for holding the rod in unlocked position whenthe door is open, and a keeper element fixed to a jamb and engaging thespring to disengage it from the lug and to permit the rod to drop bygravity to locked position when the door is closed.

11. A locker comprising door'jambs, a door arranged between the jambsand pivotally attached to a jamb, a slidably mounted locking rod on thedoor for preventing or permitting opening and closing of the door, aspring fastened to a part of said door and extending intosaid rod, a lugon said rod and engageable'with the spring for holding the rod inunlocked position when the door is open, said rod having an openingtherein opposite said spring, a keeper element on a jamb and having apart extending into said opening in the closed position of the door fordisengaging the spring from the lug to permit the rod to drop by gravityto locked position during closing of the door. 8

12. A locker comprising a door jamb member, a doormember pivotallyattached to said jamb member, a slidable locking rod mounted inside ofthe locker and upon one of said members, the other of said membershaving a keeper, said locking rod and keeper preventing or permittingopening and closing of the door, a spring fastened to a part of saiddoor and extending into said rod, a lug on said rod and engageable withthe spring for holding the rod in unlocked preventing moveposition whenthe door is open, said rod having 15 an opening therein oppositesaidspring, a part of said keeper extending into said last named openingwhenthe door is in closed position for :disengaging the spring from thelug to permit for locking thedoor in closed position, a handle on thefront of said door, a slidable member on the door and engaging the rodfor operating said rod, and horizontal extensions on said slidablemember'and engaging the handle forguiding said slidable member.

15. A locker comprising a door, a slidable locking rod for locking thedoor in closed position, a

handle having a groove therein mounted on the front of said door, a.slidable member on the door and engaging the rod for operating said rod,and extensions on said slidable member for engaging I said groove in thehandle and guided thereby.

16. In a locker, a door for said locker, a looking bar carried by thedoor on the inner face thereof for locking the door in closed position,a hollow handle fastened to the outer face of the door and having agroove therein, a slidable member mounted on the doorand cooperatingwith the bar, said slidable member engageable with said groove foroperating the locking bar, and bumpers arranged in said groove andproviding strikes for said slidable member.

1'7. A locker comprising door jambs, a door operably arranged betweensaid jambs and swingingly connected to a said jamb, clips fixed to aface of said door, a hollow sheet metallocking rod having a longitudinalslot therein at the rear face of the rod, said clips extending into saidslot for slidingly mounting the rod to the inner face of the door, andmeans on a jamb and cooperating with the rod for locking the door.

-l8. A locker comprising door jambs, a door operably arranged betweensaid jambsand swingingly mounted on one of said jambs, clips fixed tothe inside face of said door, a hollow sheet metal locking rod having aslot therein on its rear face and extending throughout the length of therod, said clips extending into said slot for slidinglymounting the rodto the inner face of the door, means cooperating with the rod forlocking the door, and means operable from the outside ofthe door foroperating the slidable rod.

19. A locker comprising door jambs, a door arranged between the jambs,clips mounted on the inside face of the door, a hollow locking rodslidably mounted on the clips and on theinside face of the door, akeeper member fixed to one of said jambs and extending into said rod inthe closed position of the door, means for holding the rod in apredetermined position, said means including a member fixed to the doorand a member fixed to the rod whichmembers become engaged andhold therod in unlocked position when the door is in open position, the keepermember disengaging the last two 'members and releasing the rod when thedoor is shut.

20. A locker comprising door jambs, a door ar-' ranged between the jambsand pivotally attached to a jamb, aslidable locking rod mounted insidegitudinal reinforcing member and a flange thereof the locker on the doorand coperating with a keeper on a jamb for preventing or permittingopening and closing of the door, means operable from the outside of saidlocker for raising said rod to unlock the door, means extending insideof the rod for holding the rod in raised position when the first meansare operated for unlocking the door, and means controlled by theclosing-of the door whereby the rod and first named means return tonormal position by gravity and the rod will engage the keeper. 4

21. A locker comprising, a door having longitudinal spaced reinforcingmembers and side flanges, one face of a reinforcing member and a flangeproviding a pocket, and a hollowlocking rod mounted in said pocket onthe inner face of the door, said rod being substantially the same sizeas said pocket.

22. A locker comprising a door having a lonon and providing a pocketbetween the reinforcing member and the flange, fastening means fixed tosaid door between a said reinforcing member and the flange, and a hollowlocking rod arranged in said pocket and engageable with said fasteningmeans for operably fastening the 7 rod to the door, said rod havingopenings therein- I through which the fastening means extend, wherebythe fastening means are concealed by the rod whenengaged.

23. In a locker having a door, a locking rod for said door, athree-sided pocketin the door. for receiving said locking rod, fasteningmeans between two sides of said pocket,said locking rod having openingstherein through which the fastening means extend and being engageablewith said fastening means, said rod being constructed and arranged toreceive and conceal said fastening means when the rod is fastenedthereto.

24. A locker comprising a door having spaced longitudinal reinforcingmembers and'providing a three-sided pocket, fastening'means arranged inthe bottom of the pocket and a hollow locking bar arranged in the'pocketand engaging saidl20 fastening means and having openings therein throughwhich the fastening means extend, said bar being constructed andarranged to receive and conceal said fastening means when the fasteningmeans are engaged by the locking bar.

25. In a locker, a door for said locker, a looking bar on the door and akeeper on'the locker for locking the door in closed position, a hollowhandle fixed to the front of the door, a. slidable member mounted on thedoor and engaging the bar for operating said locking bar, the movementof the slidable member being limited by the handle, and lateralextensions on the slidable member and extending into the handle forholding the slidable member in proper operable position and alinement. I

26. In'a locker, a door for said locker, a looking bar on the door and akeeper on the locker for locking the door in closed position, a hollowhandle fixed to'the front of the door, a slidable member mounted on thedoor and engaging the bar for operating said locking bar, the move-"ment of the slidable member being limited by JAMES E. BALES. 150

